G D G D
Come and be welcome, O wandering minstrel
G D A
Spreading your music from city to town
G D G D
Be you harper or piper, your duty is noble
G D A D
You carry the tunes that will never die down
[Chorus]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
[Verse 2]
G D G D
Come and be welcome, O noble court poet
G D A
The treasure of knowledge is kept in your words
G D G D
So unlock the riches of rhyme and of rhythm
G D A D
And let all the wealth of your wisdom be heard
[Chorus]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
[Verse 3]
G D G D
Come and be welcome, O fair-voiced singer
G D A
Weaving the magic of music along
G D G D
You can thunder the heavens to raise up an army
G D A D
Or simply bring laughter and peace with a song
[Chorus]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
[Verse 4]
G D G D
Come and be welcome, O rare tale-teller
G D A
With stories of wonder you wisely recall
G D G D
Now tell of the heroes who dwell in our history
G D A D
For tales that are true are the best of them all
[Chorus]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
[Verse 5]
G D G D
Come and be welcome, wherever you hail from
G D A
Share all the secrets and joys of your art
G D G D
For every new voice that joins in the chorus
G D A D
Will uplift the spirit and cheer the heart
[Chorus]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
[Otro]
D D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
D A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
D
Come drink from the guest-cup
D
Come join in our circle
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
D G A D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all